Location: Set in the heart of one of the most picturesque Cotswold villages, The Slaughters Country Inn offers the authentic charm of a traditional village inn. With 5 AA Gold Stars for Guest Accommodation and 2 AA rosettes, The Slaughters Country Inn offers a relaxed yet professional environment to work in. The hotel may be able to offer both on or off-site staff accommodation, in order to help the newest members of the team re-locate, so they can settle into life at the hotel and local area in comfort, plus there is free parking on-site at the hotel.
Role: As a Senior Meetings and Events Coordinator you will be working across both The
Slaughters Country Inn & The Slaughters Manor House. You will work
alongside the Sales and Events Manager, and wider team, to organise an array of
events, from private dinners to corporate meetings, and exclusive use weddings.
Experience in a similar role is essential, and experience
using Opera is advantageous although not essential.
The role will include, but not be limited to:
* Taking the lead on
events, from enquiry to the day of the event, to ensure all their needs
are met.
* Coordinate and
distribute the weekly event schedules.
* Develop relationships
with regular guests, to ensure we maintain guest loyalty.
* Acting as the main point
of contact for both the client and hotel team on the day the event and
ensuring the smooth running on the big day.
* To deliver excellence in
customer service, by continuously identifying ways to delight and exceed
customer expectation.
* Actively up-sell the
hotel during all guests interactions.
* Attend weekly operations
meetings.
* Supporting the Event
Coordinator in day-to-day activities.
As part or our team, we welcome your passion, natural warmth and humour to ensure our guests have an amazing experience every time. We’re seeking friendly, warm and cheerful individuals who are happy to work together as a team and, importantly, want to have fun. We welcome candidates who are new to the industry as well as experienced ones - what matters most to us is that you have a positive and engaging personality, you are self-motivated and enjoy the buzz and excitement of a busy hotel atmosphere.
To say thank you, we have many perks:
* Competitive
pay – We are proud that everyone who joins our group gets a competitive a
rate of pay, irrespective of age, plus you get service charge and tips on
top.
* Please note the top end of the advertised pay for this role includes service charge.
* Treat
yourself once in a while with lots of retail and hospitality perks through
our Perkbox platform.
* Excellent
discounts across our family of hotels – you will be entitled to 25% off
food & beverage in our hotels plus we offer an amazing staff rate of
£25 B&B per person across the group & your friends and family get
special rates too.
* We
understand it’s OK not to be OK, so we offer an externally run
confidential helpline for any support you require about anything you might
need as part of our Employee Assistance Programme.
* We
sustain you physically too, meals when you are on duty are free.
* Everyone
can learn and develop - our development pathways are unique to us and are
the best in the business.
* We
provide lots of opportunity to progress and move up – we have made
hundreds of internal promotions, including to General Manager level.
* We like
to say a special thank you for every year you are with us - our milestone
awards include Champagne, afternoon tea, or dinner for you and someone
special. When you reach the big milestones, you receive extra special
gifts on top like longer hotel stays, extra days off and a unique gift
especially chosen for you.
SERVICE CHARGE-We pay our team service charge each month! This service charge all goes into one pot, and 100% of that service charge is then shared amongst all the team at the hotel-every penny received is paid out to the team.
Service charge can be in the region of £260 a month (close to £3,200 per year) over and above base pay, for a full time employee.
About our family of hotels
We bring a family of hotels together under one roof, ready to welcome guests with open arms, warm hearts and experiences that are simply memorable.
Each of our hotels are unique, individual, and quirky in personality. Quality is fundamental to everything we do, and it is the simple things that matter. We believe everyone should feel included, special and welcome, and that applies to our team and our guests.
We have very unique hotels in very special locations, from the award winning Gidleigh Park in Devon, the 900-year-old Amberley Castle to our cool city centre Abode Manchester set in a 19th century textile factory, two minutes from Piccadilly train station – to see the whole group, take a look here www.brownswordhotels.co.uk
One click apply to become part of our family that works hard & plays hard too, inspires and supports each other and has a load of fun along the way.
Send us a Whatsapp message with FAMILYFIRST to +44 7782 822774 to find out more, chat to us and apply (or apply the normal way, whichever works best for you!)